Faruk Ihtijarević (born 1 May 1976) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faruk Ihtijarević | ||
Date of birth | (1976-05-01) 1 May 1976 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Visoko, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1996 | Bosna Visoko | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | Bosna Visoko | ||
1996–1999 | Sarajevo | 63+ | (6+) |
2000–2001 | Željezničar | ||
2001 | Maribor | 7 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Zadar | 5 | (0) |
2002–2007 | Sarajevo | 70 | (4) |
2007–2008 | PAS Hamedan | 33 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Sarajevo | 45 | (5) |
Total | 223 | (15+) | |
National team‡ | |||
1997 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21 | ||
1999–2000 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2021 |
Ihtijarević had a brief spell with Zadar in the Croatian 1. HNL.[1] Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina, apart from Zadar, he also played for Slovenian club NK Maribor and Iranian club PAS Hamedan F.C.
Ihtijarević's biggest success was with NK Bosna Visoko, NK Maribor and FK Sarajevo. For Sarajevo he made over 100 league appearances.
He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a January 1999 friendly match away against Malta and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal.[2] His final international was a March 2000 friendly against Macedonia.[3]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 March 2000 | Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan | ![]() | 0–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Sarajevo
Maribor